locking down windows to run as a server on XP Pro

[Ringo Kamens]

Ones you can remove FOR SURE (if you go into properties, it will tell
you which services depend on it also)
Alerter
Error Reporting Service
Indexing Service (disable it in search options, then after that you
should do it in services)
NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
Remote Registry
Telnet

Make sure you also check that you can stop services that depend on those.
Comrade Ringo Kamens

On 6/17/07, Stephen <stephen at nodns.org> wrote:
> Ringo Kamens said:
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> Just provide a list of which services you wish to disable, and we
> can tell you which ones you need/don't need
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> Alerter
> Notifies selected users and computers of administrative alerts.
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> ClipBook
> Enables ClipBook Viewer to store information and share it with remote computers.
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> Computer Browser
> Maintains an updated list of computers on the network and supplies this list to computers designated as browsers.
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> Cryptographic Services
> Provides three management services: Catalog Database Service, which confirms the signatures of Windows files; Protected Root Service, which adds and removes Trusted Root Certification Authority certificates from this computer; and Key Service, which helps enroll this computer for certificates.
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> Distributed Transaction Coordinator
> Coordinates transactions that span multiple resource managers, such as databases, message queues, and file systems.
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> Error Reporting Service
> Allows error reporting for services and applications running in non-standard environments.
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> Indexing Service
> Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers; provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language.
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> Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
> Provides network address translation, addressing, name resolution and/or intrusion prevention services for a home or small office network.
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> Net Logon
> Supports pass-through authentication of account logon events for computers in a domain.
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> NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing
> Enables an authorized user to access this computer remotely by using NetMeeting over a corporate intranet.
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> Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
> Manages and controls Remote Assistance.
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> Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator
> Manages the RPC name service database.
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> Remote Registry
> Enables remote users to modify registry settings on this computer.
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> TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
> Enables support for NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) service and NetBIOS name resolution.
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> Telnet
> Enables a remote user to log on to this computer and run programs, and supports various TCP/IP Telnet clients, including UNIX-based and Windows-based computers.
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> Terminal Services
> Allows multiple users to be connected interactively to a machine as well as the display of desktops and applications to remote computers. The underpinning of Remote Desktop (including RD for Administrators), Fast User Switching, Remote Assistance, and Terminal Server.
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> Upload Manager
> Manages synchronous and asynchronous file transfers between clients and servers on the network. If this service is stopped, synchronous and asynchronous file transfers between clients and servers on the network will not occur.
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> Workstation
> Creates and maintains client network connections to remote servers.
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> Any clarification on these would be appreciated - my apologies for the long list - windows, don't you just love to hate it?!
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> Regards,
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> Stephen
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